LET THE BUYER BEWARE
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e-bay hell

Through your money out the door, through your money out the door.....(sounds like let the bodies hit the floor). I am almost to the conclusion I shouldn't buy coins from e-bay sellers. I have been duped 4 times. First I get a counterfeit trade dollar. Then I buy a 3 misrepresented coins with holes in them, and now I am the proud owner of  a counterfeit 1853 1 dollar gold coin. Finally I make a person living in a foreign country ,(south America), use Pay-pal for my transaction thinking it is a safe way to go, I agree to pay the extra fees he will incure, and he keeps the money and refuses to ship my coins… to the tune of 2000 dollars. I lodged pay-pal claims  in three of these cases. The out comes are pending. The 1883 dollar was a direct payment…….I haven’t had contact with that seller

I emailed the counterfeiters the trade dollar person refuses to refund my money, and the gold person hasn’t answered. The misrepresented product person refused to refund my money at first then agreed as long as I leave him positive feed back.

You know what the real rub is ? Retaliatory feed back. If I give the person negative feedback, I loose any hope of cooperation with that person, and they post negative feed back on me making me appear dubious. Ah E-bay the heaven for the unscrupulous, and hell for the trusting, honest, and law abiding citizen.

Here is a list of the transactions and the stauses of each that I am disputing.

The first one for the 1 dollar gold coins I initiated yesterday and e-mailed and called the seller but haven't received a reply as of yet.

arthur dorstewitz agreed to refund my money when he recieves the coins, I mailed them last saturday. He has threatened me with negative feedback. HE REFUNDED MY MONEY AND LEFT ME POSITIVE FEEDBACK.

Mark Vanderbeek told me to take a flying leap figuativly. He refused refund and I have escalated this to a pay-pal complaint.
1. 1853 & 1853-O $1 Gold coins **NR** View Similar Items
$242.50 $8.00 23 deborhaci1(309) ......STILL NO RESPONSE FROM SELLERS

Type Reason Counterparty Transaction ID Date Amount Filed On Status Details Action

3. Complaint Not as described Mark Vanderbeek 82E63405R88617450 Apr. 3, 2007 -$39.89 USD Apr. 19, 2007 Reviewing Case PP-276-017-751


Apr-25-07 07:45:13 PDT
spamender
I think you are right about NOT buying coins on ebay. We go to a coin dealer shop instead.
Apr-25-07 05:42:58 PDT Report this comment
donsbabydoll
I'm sitting here reading this with my mouth open!!! That's alot of money!!! As far as the negative feedback..although you aren't able to HELP yourself...you MAY HELP OTHERS!!! And I know it sucks but...it's what I look at when I think to spend any kind of money..what does the seller's feedback say!!!

As for the person THREATENING you with refunding your money as long as you leave him positive feedback~ that's against EBAY rules!! Did you go through paypal? or a credit card? have the CC company go after them...THE feedback they leave will ONLY show that it was retalitory!! I know it sucks to get NEG but if the SELLER is in the wrong...do it!!! and take the lumps...I mean you've lost money already...what are a few harsh words in feedback gonna hurt?! JMO
Apr-25-07 05:45:43 PDT Report this comment
cnt24
Sorry to hear that. I hope you get your money back.
Apr-25-07 05:46:19 PDT Report this comment
whiteshastadaisy
That is terrible...and your ALMOST to the conclusion? I'd conclude now. Hope you get your money back.
Apr-25-07 05:48:11 PDT Report this comment
andyr8492
you can use the ones with holes in
for sinkers when you go fishing
l.o.l
Apr-25-07 06:04:33 PDT Report this comment
hopefulstation
You could go to www.publicgold.com/russ and check it out. We are buying gold this way.
Apr-25-07 07:11:56 PDT Report this comment
ned3889
NEVER BUY FROM CHARLIEPUPU. SCAM ARTIST. SEND MONEY, NO PERFUME.
Apr-25-07 16:08:37 PDT Report this comment
w234156psychnrgy
HELLO TO WHO EVER MIGHT BE READING THIS, STICK TO 1ST TIER GRADED COINS OR KNOW YOUR SELLER IS HONEST, IVE BEEN DUPED, BOUGHT FAKE TRADE DOLLAR AND FOUR OTHER NEG TRANSACTIONS, SOME PEOPLE OUR STRAIGHT UP DISHONEST. ( REAL BAD KARMA ) I BELIEVE WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND. YOU THE SELLER HAS TO BE THE ONE WHOS HONEST, I TRY TO ACURATELY DISCRIBE WHAT IM SELLING AND IF THEY DONT LIKE IT I WILL REFUND THEIR MONEY. I WONT DEAL WITH ANY SELLER OUSIDE THE USA. IVE HAD OVER 500 TRANSACTIONS AND FOUR BAD EXPERIENCES, I THINK THE MAJORITY OF THE E BAY COIN COMMUNITY ARE GREAT PEOPLE AND I HAVE HAD SOME GREAT EXPERIENCES. ANY WAY I HOPE THINGS TURN OUT OK AND YOU GET SOME OF YOUR MONEY BACK. REGARDS, PJ w234156
Apr-27-07 14:47:35 PDT Report this comment

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